Spaghetti with Clam Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 10-ounce can whole baby clams, drained, juice reserved, or 8 ounces minced fresh clams, juice reserved
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon pine nuts
  • 12 ounces spaghetti or linguine

Cooking Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and garlic; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes have softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in wine and clam juice; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, basil and clams and heat through. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Toast pine nuts in a small dry skillet, stirring, over medium heat, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and add to the skillet with the sauce. Toss to coat. Sprinkle with the pine nuts and serve immediately.

Nutritional Information per Serving

  calories 496  carbohydrates 72  fat 9  saturated fat 2  mono unsaturated fat 3  protein 36  cholesterol 113  fiber 11  potassium 225     

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    Canned baby clams make an especially convenient sauce for pasta, but you can substitute 1/2 pound fresh minced clams and let them simmer for 3 minutes.